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1 Kings 20 General Notes
Structure and formatting
This is a story of two battles between Aram and Israel.
Special concepts in this chapter
Battle
God had chosen to defeat Ben Hadad, king of Aram. So when he attacked Samaria with a huge army, the tiny army of Israel defeated him. The people of Aram said that Yahweh was the god of the hills, but they could defeat Israel on the plains. So they came again but Israel defeated them again. Then Ben Hadad offered a peace plan and Ahab accepted. But God had wanted him to kill Ben Hadad and was angry at Ahab for making peace with him.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Simile
There were so few Israel soldiers that they were "like two little flocks of goats." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)